All Alone On Christmas – English Lyrics

• By: Darlene Love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartwarming yet poignant lyrics of Darlene Love's "All Alone On Christmas" to enrich your English vocabulary, particularly phrases related to emotions and holiday traditions. This soulful rock anthem, renowned for its powerful vocals and festive instrumentation, offers an authentic glimpse into American Christmas sentiment, making it a perfect song for language learners to explore themes of connection and hope during the holidays.

[English]

(drums play)

- Ready, Mac?

(chair squeaks)

- Let's rock and roll!

(chair squeaks)

(sleigh bells jingle)

(music builds)

(sleigh bells continue)

(saxophone plays brightly)

(saxophone solo continues)

♪ The cold wind is blowing and the streets are getting dark ♪

♪ I'm writing you a letter and I don't know where to start ♪

♪ The bells will be ringing Saint John, The Divine ♪

♪ I get a little lonely every year around this time ♪

♪ The music plays all night in Little Italy ♪

♪ The lights will be going up on old Rockefeller's tree ♪

♪ People window shoppin' on Fifth Avenue ♪

♪ All I want for Christmas is you ♪

♪ I wanna know ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Where do lonely hearts go ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Because nobody oughta be all alone on Christmas ♪

(drums play rhythmically)

♪ Things are different since you've been here last ♪

♪ Childhood dreaming is a thing of the past ♪

♪ Maybe you can bring us some hope this year ♪

♪ Did you know that sugar plums have disappeared ♪

♪ Do you remember sleigh riding in the snow ♪

♪ And dancin' all night to Baby, please come home ♪

♪ Today's celebration is bittersweet ♪

♪ There's mothers and children in the street ♪

♪ I wanna know ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Where do lonely hearts go ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Because nobody oughta be ♪

♪ All alone on Christmas ♪

♪ I'm all grown up and I'm the same you'll see ♪

♪ I'm writing you this letter 'cause I still believe ♪

♪ Dear Santa, I've been good this year ♪

♪ Can't you stay a little while with me right here ♪

♪ Ahh ♪

♪ Ahh ♪

♪ I wanna know ♪

(saxophone plays brightly)

(saxophone solo continues)

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

(saxophone solo continues)

♪ Tell me, I wanna know ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Where do lonely hearts go ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Because nobody oughta be ♪

♪ All alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be ♪

♪ All alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be ♪

♪ All alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be alone on Christmas ♪

♪ All alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be alone on Christmas ♪

♪ Tell me, I wanna know ♪

♪ Nobody oughta be alone on Christmas ♪

(saxophone plays brightly)

(saxophone solo continues)

(drums play rhythmically)

(bells jingle)

- That okay, Mac?

- Great!

(chair squeaks)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
play /pleɪ/ A2	verb - to perform music or an instrument
blow /bloʊ/ B2	verb - to move or be moved by the wind
ring /rɪŋ/ A2	verb - to produce a sound like a bell noun - a circular band worn on a finger
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
write /raɪt/ A2	verb - to produce text by hand or computer
snow /snoʊ/ A2	noun - frozen precipitation falling from the sky
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to desire or desire strongly
disappear /dˌɪsəˈpɪər/ B2	verb - to cease to be visible
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ A2	verb - to recall from memory
growing /ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/ B2	adjective / verb (gerund) - increasing in size or amount
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept as true or real

Key Grammar Structures

• The cold wind is blowing and the streets are getting dark

  ➔ Present Continuous/Progressive Tense

  ➔ Uses "is blowing" and "are getting" to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking or around this time. It emphasizes the ongoing nature of the wind blowing and the streets becoming darker.

• I'm writing you a letter and I don't know where to start

  ➔ Present Continuous, Simple Present, Question Words in indirect questions

  ➔ "I'm writing" uses the present continuous, while "I don't know where to start" uses a simple present with an embedded question using the question word "where" in an indirect question.

• Nobody oughta be alone on Christmas

  ➔ Modal Verb "ought to" (colloquial form)

  ➔ "Oughta" is a colloquial contraction of "ought to", a modal verb expressing obligation or advisability. In this case, it conveys the strong feeling that no one *should* be alone.

• Where do lonely hearts go

  ➔ Simple Present Question

  ➔ A direct question using "do" as an auxiliary verb, inquiring about the destination or fate of lonely hearts. This is a general question, asking about a habitual or common occurrence.

• Things are different since you've been here last

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (with "since")

  ➔ "Since" indicates that the period from "you've been here last" until now, the things have changed. The present perfect tense (are different) emphasizes the current state resulting from a past event.

• Childhood dreaming is a thing of the past

  ➔ Simple Present Tense, Noun Phrase as Subject

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense to describe a general truth or fact. "Childhood dreaming" functions as the subject, which is a noun phrase.

• Maybe you can bring us some hope this year

  ➔ Modal Verb "can"

  ➔ "Can" expresses possibility or ability. Here, it's a request or hopeful expectation that the person being addressed has the ability to bring hope.

• Dear Santa, I've been good this year

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  ➔ "I've been good" indicates that the state of being good has been ongoing throughout the year and continues up to the present moment. It emphasizes the duration of the good behavior.

• Can't you stay a little while with me right here

  ➔ Modal Verb "can", Request/Question formation

  ➔ Uses "can't" (cannot) to express a polite request phrased as a question. The inverted word order (Can't you) signals that this is a question seeking permission or an invitation.